Peggy Martin - AP World History. 2010-2011 Edition

5 STEPS TO A 5
AP World History
20102011

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Writing the AP English Essay

Peggy J. Martin

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PEGGY J. MARTIN teaches Advanced Placement World History and Economics at Del Rio High School in Del Rio, Texas, and is the author of Kaplans SAT Subject Test: World History. As a consultant in Advanced Placement World History, she presented workshops in the southwestern region of the United States and has served as a reader in Advanced Placement World History since the inaugural reading in 2002. The mother of four grown children, she and her husband make their home in Del Rio, Texas.

Welcome to the adventure of Advanced Placement (AP) World History! Enjoy the challenges of your studies. During the course of the year, you should be prepared to read widely in both your text and readers. Expect to analyze all sorts of primary documents, from text to political cartoons, photographs, paintings, maps, and charts; analytical skills are essential to success on both the multiple-choice questions and the essay questions. You will write essay after essay as you not only analyze primary documents but also compare issues and analyze continuity and change over periods of time. Along the way, enjoy the fascinating story of humankind and find a little of yourself among the peoples of other societies.

This study guide will ease your passage through the challenges of AP World History to success on the AP examination. At first sight, the amount of material in the AP World History course can appear a bit overwhelming. The goal of this manual is to present the content material and test-taking skills so that you can approach the AP exam with confidence. As a first step, turn now to the Introduction to learn about the 5-step study program and how it can help you to organize your preparation.

I would like to thank my husband, Gary, and our children Sarah, Keren, Abigail, and Jonathan and their families for their loving encouragement throughout the course of this project. Also, I would like to express my appreciation to my editors, Donald Reis and Richard Reis, for their guidance during the preparation of the manuscript.

Special thanks go to the following family members for their contributions:

This book is organized as a 5-step program to prepare you for success on the exam. These steps are designed to provide you with vital skills and strategies and the practice that can lead you to that perfect 5. Here are the 5 steps.

In this step youll read a brief overview of the AP World History exam, including an outline of topics and the approximate percentage of the exam that will test knowledge of each topic. Youll learn:

Background information about the AP exam.

Reasons for taking the exam.

What to bring to the exam.

Other tips to prepare you for the exam.

How to choose the preparation plan thats right for you.

Calendars for three suggested plans.